Polyxenus lagurus

"Bristly millipede" redirects here. Not to be confused with the bristle millipedes, order Polyxenida.

Polyxenus lagurus, known as the bristly millipede is a species of millipede found in many areas of Europe and North America.^[2][3] It is covered with detachable bristles that have the ability to entangle ants and spiders that attack the animal.^[4]

Polyxenus lagurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polyxenida
Family:	Polyxenidae
Genus:	Polyxenus
Species:	P. lagurus
Binomial name
Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Scolopendra lagura Linnaeus, 1758